Rein-holder



(No Model.)

. W. S. LAANEY & C. F. YOST.

REIN HOLDER.

10.287,031. G i Patentedoot. 2s, 188s.

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f WILLIAM s. LANEY, oF BALTIMORE, AND CHARLES F. Yosr, or CANAL Y wINoHHsTER, oHIo.

REIN-,HOLDER SPECIFICATION forming part` of Letters ,Patent No. 287,031, dated October 23, 1883.

i' Application illeil March 27, 1883. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom/.zit may concern.-

Beit known that we, WILLIAM S. LANEY, residing at Baltimore, in the county of. Fairfield and State of Ohio, and CHARLES F. Yosir, residing at Canal Vinchester, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, both citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

Our invention has relation to rein-holders specially adapted to be secured to the dashboard of vehicles.

It consists in the combination of two arms having their adjacent ends hinged on suitable supports, and springs connecting the supports and the ,under sides of the said arms, and in other improvements, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a dash-board having our improvement attached. Fig. 2 is a top view of the holdingdrums. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line av x, Fig. l. Fig. 4 shows the under side of the holding-arms; and Fig. 5 is a top view, showing the holder in position on the dash-board, with a slight modification in the support, as will be described.

The supp orting-base A is secured to the dashboard by means of screws a a', passed through a suitable plate on the outer side of the dashboard and into the base, as shown, so as to firmly secure the same in position. The basepiece is made triangular, and its sides are inclined downward from its apex, and extend laterally a sufficient distance to provide bearings for the outer end of the arms c c, hereinai'ter described. Flanges al are extended up from the opposite side of the said base. These iianges may be extended entirely to the apex,

f or only along the portion where the rein is passed, the object being to provide a channel between them7 whereby the reins will be more securely held, as will be hereinafter described. From the apex of the triangular base-piece we project lugs a3 a3, between 4which we extend the rod b, which furnishes a bearing for the arms c c. The inner ends of these arms c c are hinged in suitable manner on vthe shaft. Ve prefer to construct them, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4, with the jaws c2 of the arm c extended forward on either side of the inner end of the arm c', and with the inner end of the said arm c beveled, so it will extend under the adjacent end of the arm c, which is beveled to receive it, thus forming a close neat joint. These arms, however, it will be understood, could be hinged in any suitable manner on the rod I), or otherwise, as desired;

but we prefer that shown, as a close neat joint is thereby provided. The Vadjacent ends of these arms being hinged on the rod b, extended between the lugs cl3, above theupper part of the base A, a space, d, is provided to receive the reins, when the latter are slipped under the ou'tef1 ends of the arms. These arms extend outward between the jaws a2, and are brought down to and rested against the base A, at a suitable distance from the inner ends to provide the space d, wide enough to receive the reins, and their outer ends are turned up, so that the reins may be slipped readily under them when so desired. The spring e is coiled around the rod b, and its opposite ends are extended and made fast` to the under sides of the arms c c', so that the outer ends of said arms will be held against the supporting-base in the channel formed between the side flanges, a, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and secure the reins when slipped under vthe said arms and into the space d. rlhe ends of this spring c may be secured to the under side of said arms by passing its end over a wire or rod, c2, as shown in Fig. 4; or the arms c c might be cast or otherwise formed with sockets toreceive the end of the spring c, as shown at c, Fig. 3.

VIn order to conceal the spring e, and also to protect the same from the weather, we dish the under side of the inner ends of the arms, so that the spring will be retained wholly within the mortises thus formed, as shown.

Instead of employing the base A, extending laterally, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, where so desired, the outer ends of this base might be cut away, leaving the central supports, as shown in Fig. 5, which could be suitably se Cured to the dash-board, and the arms c c could be hinged thereon, and springs ff could also be arranged to connect the said supports and under side of the arms c c. In this case the outer ends of the arms c c would bear directly against the daslrboard. XVe prefer, however, the use of the base A, extended laterally so as to provide a bearing for the outer ends of the arms c e, as thereby the ends of said arms are held up above the dash-board, and the reins may be more readily slipped thereunder. Ve also prefer to provide the base A with the side flanges, a2 a, as the under side of the arms c c extend below the top of the said anges, and the reins, when passed under the outer ends of said arms, will be depressed within the channel formed between the said flanges, and will be more securely held in place than when these iianges are not used. By the grip thus provided the rein may be held taut, instead of being allowed to hang loosely, as in rein-holders of ordinary construction.

In operation it will be understood the reins are slipped under the outer ends of the arms c e', where they will be held by the mechanism before described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy l. In a rein-holder, the arms c e and the spring e, said arms being provided with reeesses on their under sides, wh ereby said spring is secreted from view and liability to contact with the reins, in combination with the base A and pivot-rod b, the spring being coiled around said rod, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The rein-holder, substantially as described and shown, consisting of the base A, having side 'flanges a2, and lugs ci, proj eeted from its apex, the rod b, the arms c c', having their adjacent ends seeured thereon, and the spring e, coiled around rod b, and having its opposite ends secured to the under side of the arms c c', all as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof we afiiX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

VILLTAM S. LANEY. CHARLES F. YOST.

Vitn esses:

G. L. JULIAN, JOHN HELPMAN. 

